The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
antidepressants
placebo effects
hypnosis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,127
13,477
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Maternal and reproductive health
prevention
health behaviours
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,469
10,170
0.474
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Ranking Based On Selection :3
Dew Point Cooling
Air Conditioning & Dehumidification
Heat Pipe
Heat Pump
PV/T
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,827
18,372
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Systems Thinking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,786
3,763
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Regulatory Structures and Mechanisms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,116
4,509
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Systems Thinking
Systemic Leadership
Problem Structuring Methods
Community Operational Research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,753
4,659
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,531
2,735
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,839
3,267
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,160
1,723
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
1,187
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
lung inflammation
pulmonary fibrosis
sarcoidosis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,973
2,731
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
microparticles
heat shock proteins
haematology
surgical preconditioning
decompression sickness
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,136
1,753
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,888
1,193
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
energy storage
heat and mass transfer
air conditioning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,169
2,377
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and Performance Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
2,102
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Knowledge mobilisation
skin health
older people
qualitative research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,902
1,902
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Agent based models
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
1,579
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Skeletal Muscle Molecular Physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,625
1,090
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,546
1,302
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Complex Adaptive Systems
Socio-economic Systems
Social Networks and Social Media
Information Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
797
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
PFAS
foam fractionation
gas absorption
multiphase flow
flotation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,457
1,003
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
1,034
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
1,612
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Clinical biomechanics
amputees
falls
gait
postural control
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
1,447
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,977
827
0.418
Irving Kirsch
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,127
13,477
0.305
Lesley A Smith
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,469
10,170
0.474
Xudong Zhao
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,827
18,372
0.842
Dew Point Cooling
Air Conditioning & Dehumidification
Heat Pipe
Heat Pump
PV/T
Michael C Jackson
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,786
3,763
0.238
Alan ST Clair Gibson
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,116
4,509
0.298
Gerald Midgley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,753
4,659
0.433
Systems Thinking
Systemic Leadership
Problem Structuring Methods
Community Operational Research
Stephen Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,531
2,735
0.260
Jonas Aeg
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,839
3,267
0.332
Gillian Greenway
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,160
1,723
0.241
Mary O Neill
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
1,187
0.214
Simon Hart
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,973
2,731
0.549
Leigh A Madden
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,136
1,753
0.424
microparticles
heat shock proteins
haematology
surgical preconditioning
decompression sickness
Stephen A Dewhurst
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,888
1,193
0.307
Xin Xiao
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,169
2,377
0.750
Chris Towlson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
2,102
0.722
Fiona Cowdell
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,902
1,902
0.655
Knowledge mobilisation
skin health
older people
qualitative research
Ric Colasanti
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
1,579
0.548
Matsakas Antonios
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,625
1,090
0.415
Isabel M Pires
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,546
1,302
0.511
Yasmin Merali
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
797
0.316
Complex Adaptive Systems
Socio-economic Systems
Social Networks and Social Media
Information Systems
Paul Stevenson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,457
1,003
0.408
PFAS
foam fractionation
gas absorption
multiphase flow
flotation
Stuart Mclelland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
1,034
0.428
Flávia Guerra
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
1,612
0.737
Natalie Vanicek
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
1,447
0.689
Amanda Gregory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,977
827
0.418